Selection Criteria

CCL coaches have specialized training and experience with middle- and senior-level executives. Our leadership coaches are required to have an advanced degree in the behavioral sciences or a closely related field, and/or an MBA and a minimum of five years' experience. Additional criteria CCL uses in the selection of its coaches include:

• Business/organization knowledge
• Values: sensitivity to trust, ethics, and freedom from gender and culture bias
• Executive presence
• Strong interpersonal skills: listening, confronting, challenging, straightforwardness, rapport, trust, warmth, compassion, humor
• Assessment skills and instrument knowledge applicable to the client's situation
• Personal maturity and stability
• Flexibility and ability to work effectively with a broad range of executives
• Ability to plan, conceptualize, implement and manage a coaching relationship over time
• Demonstrated knowledge of learning theories and the dynamics of change
• Credibility and authenticity